Thread: How much I am Secured using Torrent Trackers downloading?

Hello Guys,

I have been part of using torrents from past 1 year. Now-a-days I am really cant do anything without torrents. But I have a doubt that how much I am secured by downloading the content from torrents. Are the Public trackers are best for downloading movies or games or Private trackers.
Which is secured?

I hope I will find great answers as I T-I have experienced members here.

Sorry about my english



Regards
Master

Private trackers are more secure.
Having a seedbox is even more secure!

Anyone who downloads or uploads to you can see your IP, so torrenting in general is not very secure.
Private trackers are more secure since the guys that send warning letters usually don't have accounts there. Seedboxes are secure because all of the connections are made to the seedbox IP and not to yours.

A Question concerning security of seedboxes?
It is true that all of the connections are made to the seedbox IP and not to yours. But, You have to pay for seedbox through some electronic money transfers. So if the seedbox provider gets taken down for copyright infringement, can't they be forced to reveal who made payment for that seedbox. Your credit card used to pay for seedbox will have your personal details. So how a seedbox is secure? Correct me, if I am wrong.

PS- just asking for clarification about seedbox security as mentioned in above two replies.

Originally Posted by Azitox

Anyone who downloads or uploads to you can see your IP, so torrenting in general is not very secure.
Private trackers are more secure since the guys that send warning letters usually don't have accounts there. Seedboxes are secure because all of the connections are made to the seedbox IP and not to yours.

really doesnt understood about private trackers that you told. could you provide more insights here?

---------- Post added at 11:45 AM ---------- Previous post was at 11:45 AM ----------

Originally Posted by evergreen

A Question concerning security of seedboxes?
It is true that all of the connections are made to the seedbox IP and not to yours. But, You have to pay for seedbox through some electronic money transfers. So if the seedbox provider gets taken down for copyright infringement, can't they be forced to reveal who made payment for that seedbox. Your credit card used to pay for seedbox will have your personal details. So how a seedbox is secure? Correct me, if I am wrong.

PS- just asking for clarification about seedbox security as mentioned in above two replies.

The guys that send warning letters don't usually have accounts at private trackers so they can't record the IPs of the people there.
And it's true that the seedbox keep your personal details and can be forced to reveal it, but in most cases the people that go and collect IPs aren't law enforcement but some private organization like RIAA. They don't have the legal power to do this.
I'm not saying that this is impossible for a law enforcement agency to do this, but it's pretty rare an unlikely.
It's all about what is worth the effort here. Why would they go at such trouble to take down a seedbox or a private tracker and get a few hundred IPs, when they can sit all day at piratebay and collect tens of thousands ?